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Vol. 3. Issue 3.
Pages 247-249 (January 1992)
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Vol. 3. Issue 3.
Pages 247-249 (January 1992)
Myxomatous meningioma: A meningioma with atypical CT-sean and histological features
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J. Vaquero, R. Martínez, S. Coca, A. Arias, J. Duarte
Service of Neurosurgery. Oncological Neurosurgery Unit, Puerta de Hierro Clinic; Department of Cell Biology, Complutensis University, and Section of Neurology, General Hospital of Segovia
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A case of convexity meningioma with predominant myxomatous features in a 71 year-old-woman is presented. The relationship of the myxomatous type with other histological variants of meningiomas is discussed. The myxomatous meningiomas show atypical CT-scan and histological features and they have to be considered within the pathological diagnosis of brain tumors showing abundant myxomatous matrix.

Key words:
Meningioma
CT-scan
Myxomatous tumors
Resumen

Se presenta un caso de meningioma de convexidad con amplia degeneración mixoide, en una paciente de 71 años de edad y se discute su relación con otras variantes de meningioma. Los meningiomas mixomatosos muestran características atípicas, tanto histológicas como de TAC, lo que debe ser tenido en cuenta a la hora de establecer su correcto diagnóstico.

Palabras clave:
Meningioma
TAC
Tumores mixomatosos

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